Podcasting in the classroom: The digital tool you should be using

The thing about podcasts is that they have the same familiarity, immediacy and immersion as the radio programs of bygone days. Ask any person over 40 and they’ll invariably remember the radio programs of their youth, whether they were dramatized adventure stories, discussion panels or game shows. There is something quite magical about listening and allowing the mind to fill in the visual details.

Podcasts, in my view, are underutilized in the blended learning environment, especially in light of some stratospheric successes the medium can have. This American Life, a weekly 1-hour radio show and podcast, is downloaded by 2,5 million people every week.